Bible Theme: Treasures in HeavenWhat does the bible say about wealth and treasure? In this lesson children will learn that God tells us to keep our hearts set on heavenly treasures instead of earthly goods.

Preschool Theme: Fairy Tales (Rapunzel)This page is full of Rapunzel and Quilt printables! There are coloring pages, bible verse bracelets, handwriting worksheets and more! We have everything you need for a fun, fantastic fairy tale adventure!

"The Quiltmaker's Gift" by Jeff BrumbeauA quiltmaker helps a selfish king learn that giving is the true secret to happiness. The heartwarming, strongly moral tale supports important values, and the detailed illustrations, featuring dozens of lovingly rendered quilt patterns offer hours of delight.

"Falling For Rapunzel" by Leah WilcoxThe prince is hoping to fall for Rapunzel, but since she can't quite hear what he asks for, everything but her hair gets tossed out her window. Instead of her curly locks, she throws her dirty socks. Instead of silky tresses, out go lacey dresses. And you can predict the guaranteed-to-crack-kids-up clothing she sends down

Snack:Explain to children that the word Rapunzel actually referrs to a type of salad, and was sometimes called rampion. Have some Rapunzel for snack time today!

Music & Movement:

Game: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel...Let Down Your Hair!" Base this game on "Red Light/Green Light" or "What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?" One child will be chosen to be Rapunzel, and will stand Game: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel...Let Down Your Hair!" Base this other across the room from "Rapunzel." The children will call out game on "Red Light/Green Light" or "What's the Time, Mr. "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" At which point, "Rapunzel" will face away from the children and say "Rescue Me!" "Rapunzel" will face away from the children and say "Rescue Me!" and the children will slowly "climb" up toward her. "Rapunzel" and the children will slowly "climb" up toward her. "Rapunzel" will quickly turn and face all her charmings and yell "Wait!" The participants then must freeze in their tracks. When she is ready, "Rapunzel" will then turn away and say, "Rescue Me!" again. Repeat until someone reaches poor Rapunzel.

Introduce today's topic by asking children what their favorite fairy tales are. If they need help, throw out a few suggestions for them. Tell them the title of some things that are often seen in fairy tales (castles, princesses, handsome princes, horses, etc. and sometimes queens.) Ask the children if they can guess the letter of the day after you say, "Once upon a time, a quiet queen quickly quilted a quail-covered quilt." Show the children the letter "Q," and then pull out some "Q" items from a "Queen's Quilted purse," (if you have access to anything that could pass for a quilted handbag.) Items could include a Question mark, a Quarter, a photo of a Quarterback, a Quail, a Quoll, a Quill, a Quince, and a Quacking duck.

Measuring centerMost of the versions of "Rapunzel" mention that her hair was "about 20 yards long." Have a length of rope or twine cut to approximately this length to show the children how long Rapunzel's hair must have been. Cut the rope or twine into various other lengths, and provide yardsticks, pads of paper, and pencils and let the children do some measuring and recording on their own. If they cannot make their numbers yet, encourage them to make marks or lines for each yard of measurement.

Wig centerProvide a variety of wigs, from Halloween clown hairdos to the barette-type hair extensions you often see in dollar stores. Provide brushes, bobbie pins, barettes, etc. so the children can experiment with various styles. Have some long wigs or even some lengths of ribbon and show the

Cables and pulleysUse some basic pulley systems, (you can find these at any hardware store,) and let the children experiment with hauling items up and down with a pulley attached to a bucket or pail.

Bible Verse Bracelets:Luke 18:22b"Sell everything you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow Me."

Explain that Jesus is making the point that earthly treasures are not what's really important.

Make a cooperative patchwork quilt to emphasize both the concepts presented in the following Bible storytime and the letter "Q." Show the children some photos or actual examples of quilts. Point out how each block is made up of patterns of shapes and colors. Give each child their own "quilt block" of construction paper. Provide scraps of fabric, tissue paper, their blocks unique. After each block is complete, help the children paste their blocks beside one another on a big sheet of butcher paper, a large piece of cardboard, or other type of backing material. The individual blocks have now become the class quilt. This activity underscores the concepts of giving and sacrifice as shown in the story, The Quiltmaker's Gift.

Q is for QueenThis is a Bible Coloring Page of a Queen (Perhaps Queen Esther)

Watch a Video:Obtain a short video of "Rapunzel" by the Brothers Grimm. Let the children watch the original tale and discuss how it is both the same and different from the book, Falling for Rapunzel, by Leah Wilcox.

Quilt Block Pattern Matching:This is a fun File Folder game you can put together and let the children work on during quiet activites. Mount the pieces to a file folder and let children match the different quilt block patters. For extra fun you can print each child their own set and have them color the blocks to match. They can leave with their own quilt game.

Color by Number Quilt Block:This is an optional worksheet to hand out to children, or something they can have as a take home activity. Provide them with the listed colors and help them find the correct areas of the design to color. For younger children, color over the list at the bottom so that they can easily determine which number goes with what color.

Quilt Counting:Cut out the rectangles and layer one on top of the other in numerical order, staple at the top to make a layer flap book. Have children draw pictures of their favorite fairy tale characters on each of the flaps (draw one character on 1, two characters on 2 ect.....)

Ask the children if they've heard the story of Rapunzel. Explain the original storyline briefly to them. Here's a quick refresher.

Read: Falling for Rapunzel, by Leah Wilcox.This hilarious twist on the old tale will surely get lots of giggles!